Author: Caelin Bragg

Two pods designed by WSU alum Brady Hatter are on campus, serving as unique hangout spots for you and your friends:

• The Love Lock Pod, near Woolsey Hall, invites people to bring padlocks and notes to celebrate relationships and friendships.
• The Shocker Pod, between The Flats and The Suites, features acrylic panels in WSU colors that bathe the occupants in colored light.

Wichita State University’s Corbin Education Center, designed by the world-renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright, has been added to the National Register of Historic Places, a distinction reserved for America’s most significant architectural and cultural landmarks. 

Dedicated in 1964 and named for former University of Wichita President Harry F. Corbin, the building embodies Wright’s creative genius and his philosophy of blending architecture with nature. 

Today, Corbin is the home of Wichita State’s College of Applied Studies, classroom space and advising offices.  

Road striping work will continue on campus starting at 9 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, weather permitting. One lane traffic will remain open, but expect delays and plan ahead if you will be on campus during this time. The following are areas that will be impacted:

• Perimeter Road at Shocker Hall to Mike Oatman Drive and near the Sheldon Coleman Tennis Complex
• North Yale Avenue
• Harvard Avenue and 17th Street

For questions regarding the road work, contact DeeDee Estill-Matos, manager of Building Trades, at daraleen.estill-matos@wichita.edu.

Staff and faculty who were unable to watch the fall 2025 town hall Oct. 28 can now watch the livestream archive on Wichita State’s YouTube channel.

University leaders discussed a number of recent topics relevant to WSU and answered questions from the audience, including information on current construction projects for Wichita State and the recent restructuring of the Provost’s Office.

Due to technical difficulties, the Oct. 29 Student Government Association town hall has been postponed. Information regarding the rescheduled town hall will be communicated in WSU Today. 

University leaders look forward to meeting with university constituents throughout the remaining year and beyond as these developments continue to evolve. Be on the lookout in WSU Today next semester for information on the spring 2026 town hall.

The Student Government Association town hall originally set for Oct. 29 has been rescheduled due to technical difficulties streaming the event. We apologize for the inconvenience. A new date for the town hall will be announced when available.

During this town hall, you’ll get a chance to hear from the Student Government Association and university administration.

If you’re interested in submitting questions for consideration, email sga.president@wichita.edu before or during the town hall.

Due to technical difficulties, the Oct. 29 town hall will not be held as planned. Information regarding the rescheduled town hall will be communicated soon in Shocker Blast. 

Do you want to hear more from your student and university leaders about what has been happening this year? Do you want to share your thoughts or concerns on your education and student experience? Attend the virtual Student Government Association (SGA) town hall featuring university administration starting at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29 virtually via YouTube.

Here, you’ll get a chance to not only hear from the Student Government Association and the university administration, you’ll also have a chance to ask questions over the course of the town hall.

Students interested in submitting questions for consideration can email sga.president@wichita.edu before or during the town hall.

Submissions are still open for the December edition of Academe. Any submissions after Friday, Nov. 7 will be saved for a future edition of the Academe newsletter.

If you are submitting on behalf of someone else, please indicate that in the comments section of your submission. Academe publishes four times a year and highlights faculty and staff accomplishments.

If you have questions regarding submissions to Academe, reach out to Caelin Bragg, newsletter editor, at caelin.bragg@wichita.edu or 316-978-3013.

Did you know that Shockers like you get an automatic membership to 12 Greater Wichita YMCAs, including the Steve Clark YMCA here on campus? You can get started by visiting the Steve Clark YMCA with your Shocker ID and activating your account.

The table below is to assist instructors with certain dates regarding CES. The dates shown are for the fall 2025 semester.

• The first column includes the various start/end (part-of-term) dates for fall semester courses.
• The second column includes dates meant for instructors. This is the timeframe when instructors will receive emails about the CES process and procedures that they should complete. Instructors will receive additional emails during and after the student CES access dates.
• The last column includes the dates that CES will be available for the students to complete course evaluations.

If your course is in bold, then your fall 2025 CES evaluation process will start soon. Review the start/end dates in each column so you know when your access to the CES system will start and end.

Wichita State’s Xin Tong Wang and Giorgia Roselli won the 2025 American Conference Doubles Championship Oct. 26 at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center.

The top-seeded and 31st-ranked Shockers dispatched Charlotte’s third-seeded Ni Xi and Sara Suchankova in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4, to win the doubles title. With the win, the Shockers have earned the right to represent the American Conference in doubles at the 2025 ITA Conference Masters Championship, Nov. 7-9 at Barnes Tennis Center in San Diego.

Additionally, Roselli was women’s singles runner-up, and Shocker men’s tennis player Alejandro Jacome made it to the men’s singles semifinals after defeating the second and tenth seeded players in the tournament and to the men’s doubles semifinals with Ilias Worthington.